Food additives: An ethical evaluation

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-23

  Mepham, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Animal experiments; Cancer; Consumer sovereignty; Food ethics; Food safety; Precautionary principle

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALGINIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BASE; BENZOIC ACID; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; EMULSIFYING AGENT; FLAVORING AGENT; FOOD ADDITIVE; FOOD DYE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INORGANIC ACID; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; SACCHARIN; SULFITE; SUNSET YELLOW; TARTRAZINE; THICKENING AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; WAX;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONSUMER; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VALIDITY;

ANIMAL USE ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD INSPECTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80052760076     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldr024     Document Type: Article

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